Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers
Updated
It finished level: Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers in the Championship (Round 23) on Fri, 26 Dec 2025 at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Expected goals: 0.75-1.23. Possession: 53-47. Player of the match: Sondre Tronstad (8.2).
Match report
Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report
No goals at Riverside Stadium: Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn Rovers (Championship) on Friday 26 December.
Middlesbrough had 53% of the ball, shots were 10-13 (2-2 on target) and expected goals finished 0.75-1.23.
Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 31,475. Referee: James Bell.
Match stats
| Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 53 | 47 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.75 | 1.23 |
| Total shots | 10 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 15 | 26 |
| Big chances | 1 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 371 (80%) | 314 (80%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 4 |
| Total shots | 10 | 13 |
| Shots off target | 4 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 5 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 6 | 8 |
Lineups
Middlesbrough (4-2-2-2): Solomon Brynn, Callum Brittain, Luke Ayling, Alfie Jones, Matt Targett, Alex Gilbert, Hayden Hackney, Morgan Whittaker, Micah Hamilton, Tommy Conway, David Strelec
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2): Aynsley Pears, Lewis Miller, Sean McLoughlin, George Pratt, Matty Litherland, Ryoya Morishita, Sondre Tronstad, Ryan Hedges, Todd Cantwell, Axel Henriksson, Yuki Ohashi
Key events
- 17' · Substitution · George Edmundson for Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough)
- 31' · Yellow card · Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough)
- 33' · Yellow card · Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers)
- 45'+2 · Substitution · Moussa Baradji for Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers)
- 46' · Substitution · Sverre Halseth Nypan for Micah Hamilton (Middlesbrough)
- 46' · Substitution · Dael Fry for George Edmundson (Middlesbrough)
- 57' · Yellow card · Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers)
- 67' · Substitution · Alan Browne for Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough)
- 73' · Substitution · Alex Bangura for Matt Targett (Middlesbrough)
- 76' · Substitution · Harry Pickering for Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers)
- 76' · Substitution · Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers)
- 80' · Yellow card · Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough)
- 90'+2 · Substitution · Nathan Dlamini for Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers)
- 90'+3 · Substitution · Yuri Ribeiro for Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers)
All-time head-to-head
47 league meetings since 1995: Middlesbrough 12, draws 17, Blackburn Rovers 18.
Questions
Who won Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers?
The match was a draw, 0-0 (Championship) on Fri, 26 Dec 2025.
When and where is Middlesbrough vs Blackburn Rovers?
Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Championship.
What is the head-to-head record between Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers?
In 47 league meetings since 1995: Middlesbrough 12 wins, 17 draws, Blackburn Rovers 18 wins (goals 39-42).